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Infections that plagued the world for centuries (malaria, HIV/AIDS) are on the verge of eradication. Others threaten to disrupt human lives and economies more than ever before.
HIV infection significantly increases the risk of atrial fibrillation.
It’s been decades since San Francisco was ground zero for the AIDS epidemic, but for one population, it still is.
Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, is committed to tackling the public health effects of gender inequality and helping to improve cervical cancer screening in Kenya.
Thirty-five years after its launch, Ward 86 continues to be a global leader in HIV care and has significantly influenced milestones in treatment and prevention.
UCSF experts in gene editing and bioethics weigh in on the news of Chinese researcher He Jiankui’s announcement of the birth of the first babies who had their DNA edited as embryos.
The Quantitative Biosciences Institute attracts investigators on the basis of the tools and techniques they employ, rather than the diseases they study.
Patients were hypothetically willing to increase wait time and travel distance—and accept significant reduction in medication—in order to access a healthcare provider with a nice attitude, according to a new survey.
Model to treat HIV in rural East Africa led to 20% fewer HIV deaths, reduced the incidence of HIV and TB, and improved control of hypertension and diabetes.
A staggering 64,000 people in the United States died in 2016 from drug overdoses – and a study led by UCSF’s Daniel Ciccarone is aiming to get at the heart of of the problem, including by interviewing opioid users.
The journey from discovering and developing effective, precise medications to using them correctly and safely in patients is hardly fast and easy. Nor is it a straight shot. Scientists in the UCSF School of Pharmacy are challenging the status quo every step of the way.
Mayor Mark Farrell announced $4.2 million in additional funds for HIV/AIDS programs in San Francisco.
UCSF scientists have uncovered new mechanisms by which HIV hides in infected cells, resting in a latent state that evades the body’s immune system and preventing antiviral drugs from flushing it out.
